BRIEFLY : SWISS RIDER TAKES 1ST IN TOUR PROLOGUE.Alex Zulle, last year's runner-up in the Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and , won the cycling race's prologue Saturday as five-time defending champion Miguel Indurain finished seventh. The Spaniard is attempting to become the first to win the Tour six times. Zulle, from Switzerland, was timed in 10 minutes, 53 seconds over the 5.8-mile rain-slicked route through the streets and bridges of the historic cathedral town of Den Bosch, the Netherlands, southeast of Amsterdam. American Lance Armstrong, the 1993 world road race champion, was 24 seconds behind Zulle in 12th place. Chris Boardman, with two screws in an ankle fractured in a prologue crash one year ago, was second, two seconds behind Zulle. NFL A former police officer accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin wants his bail reduced and his lawyer wants to see the evidence against his client. Johnnie Hernandez turned in his Dallas Police Department The Dallas Police Department, established in 1881, is the principal law enforcement agency serving Dallas, Texas. The department is responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the city. badge following his Thursday arrest for solicitation of capital murder and an unrelated charge of bribery. NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Dallas center Mike Modano likely will be back with the Stars for at least one more season. Modano was offered a one-year deal by the club for $2,921,875, the same salary he made last season. By extending the qualifying offer, the Stars have the right to match any offer Modano will receive as a restricted free agent, which he becomes Monday. MOTOR SPORTS David Green, the most prolific pole winner in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series the past three years, did it again, pulling a surprise to lead qualifying for the Lysol 200 at Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip at Seneca Lake owned by International Speedway Corporation. in New York. BOXING Henry Akinwade won the vacant WBO heavyweight title by defeating No. 6 contender Jeremy Williams during a boxing triple-header from Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio. In another heavyweight fight, Tony Tucker beat Dave Dixon and claimed the vacant North American Boxing Federation The North American Boxing Federation (NABF) is a not-for-profit regional sanctioning body that awards regional boxing titles. It is a boxing federation within the World Boxing Council (WBC). crown. Ricardo Lopez held onto his WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. strawweight straw·weight n. See minimumweight. strawweight Noun a professional boxer weighing up to 105 pounds (47 kg) Also called: (mini-flyweight) title by beating Kitichai Preecha. |
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